Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-27
THE BALTIMORE ELECTION.


BALTIMORE, Nd, Oci. 26.
Lhe friends of the rival candidates for
msyoralty honor were in the field early
Wednesday morning, and when the polls
were opened leng lines of anxious voters
were in readiness to dedosit their ballots.
Mayoralty elections in Baltimore have
been simply political farces. The machinery
of the city government being under the
exclusive control of a corrupt ring of demo-
cratic politicians, republican voters are ut
terly powerless. In vain they appealed for
fair elections and an honest count The
ring, bold with its successful knavery,
brazenly announced its determination to run
elections to suit its members.
At the outset of the present campaign the
ringleaders became alarmed at the revolt
within their ranks. At the democratic State
convention. the ring placed at the head of the
State ticket, State Senator E. E. Jackson, a
wealthy lumber dealer of Salisbury, Jackson
was popular and of fair reputation, and the
astute German, relied upon his then un-
blemished record to win back the deserters.
The scheme failed, Jackson had taken quite
an active part in the crusade against the
Knights of Labor year or two ago and the
local Knights have a long memory.
"We must save Baltimore at all costs"
said German. "How?" querIed the anxious
followers. "Nominate city ticket that
will sweep all before it, replied the man
who it is said holds the State OF Maryland in
the hollow of his hand
But so unpopular had the ring become
that German found it no easy task to find a
man willing to lead forlorn hope, but final
ly decided to place the rather doubtful honor
on Ferdinand c. Latrobe, a chronic seeker
of office, who has served as mayor before
this
But the nomination did not take the city
by storm. The republicans placed at the
head of their city ticket sterling man of
business, Mr.. David l.. Bartlett. The re-
spectacle democrats organized themselves in
to an independent organization and endorsed
Brooks and Bartlett.
At this juncture German and his hench-
men used every means to retain their ascend
ency. They proposed to flood the city with
repeaters and to use other means so well
known to corrupt politicians to defeat the
will of the people. But the reformers have
succeeded in measure to thwart these at
tempts.
However the city is in high state of ex-
citement. The full strength of both tickets
Is being voted and the contest seems remark
ably close.
Some little fighting is reported in the
Southern portion of the city, but nothing Sc
rieus has yet occurred.
None of the business houses are closed,
though merchants generally are taking more
than usual interests in the contest.
Vote for mayor i65,075, Latrobe dem.
1880; Bartlett rep. 30495; Latrobe's majori-
ty 4l05 Dem gain nearly 2000 since elec
ton two years ago.
New city council stands IL DEM, rep. in
first branch; dem., 8 rep. in second
branch.
Renewed efforts will be made by the re-
publicans to carry the State at the guberna
torial slectien two weeks hence.
A few small disturbances have been report
ed today, and one fatal shooting. Edward
Albers, Independent dem. shot and killed
Edward barley, one of the regulars. Albers
was arrested charger with murder.